Mellanox Delivers Enhanced Worldwide Channel Partner Program

Award-winning program offers partners tools, training and blueprints
for success in high-growth markets

February 25, 2013 08:30 AM Eastern Standard Time

SUNNYVALE, Calif. & YOKNEAM, Israel--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mellanox® Technologies, Ltd. (NASDAQ: MLNX; TASE: MLNX), a leading
supplier of high-performance, end-to-end interconnect solutions for data
center servers and storage systems, today announced enhancements to its
worldwide channel program, providing partners with added resources to
take advantage of opportunities in high growth markets such as cloud,
Web 2.0 and Big Data. Mellanox channel partners have access to important
tools and collateral through the new Mellanox
channel partner portal, in addition to certified professional
training courses and blueprints for building cloud and storage
infrastructures.

“We’re enhancing our channel program to provide partners with the tools,
training and support they need to maximize new high-growth market
opportunities and stay competitive,” said Darrin Neil Chen, senior
director, worldwide channels at Mellanox. “The Mellanox Channel Partner
Program is based on our commitment to provide a consistent world-class
channel program that promotes a value-based, enabled, productive and
profitable channel ecosystem.”

Mellanox channel partners are equipped with pre-packaged,
high-performance end-to-end InfiniBand and Ethernet interconnect
solutions, including software for network management and application
acceleration. Solutions include Mellanox’s Virtual Protocol
Interconnect® (VPI) technology, which allows InfiniBand and Ethernet to
co-exist on the same networking platform and enables simple migration as
customers continue to scale to higher performance and cost-effective
interconnect deployments.

“The new elements offered through Mellanox’s unique channel program are
a refreshing addition and add tremendous value to Advanced HPC and our
customers,” said Craig Swanson, vice president of sales, Advanced HPC.
“Mellanox is not only providing rewarding incentives to us as partners
but also strengthening our ability to execute through innovative
solution offerings.”

Recognizing Mellanox’s increased investment in its worldwide channel
program, UBM
Tech Channel today named Darrin Neil Chen, senior director,
worldwide channels at Mellanox as a CRN
2013 Channel Chief. CRN’s 2013 Channel Chiefs list of the most
influential and powerful leaders in the IT channel recognizes executives
directly responsible for driving channel sales and growth within their
organization, while evangelizing and defending the importance of the
channel throughout the entire IT Industry.

Mellanox Technologies is a leading supplier of end-to-end InfiniBand and
Ethernet interconnect solutions and services for servers and storage.
Mellanox interconnect solutions increase data center efficiency by
providing the highest throughput and lowest latency, delivering data
faster to applications and unlocking system performance capability.
Mellanox offers a choice of fast interconnect products: adapters,
switches, software and silicon that accelerate application runtime and
maximize business results for a wide range of markets including high
performance computing, enterprise data centers, Web 2.0, cloud, storage
and financial services. More information is available at www.mellanox.com.